OUR APPROACH

PATENTABILITY SEARCH

If you have an idea, product, or concept you want to protect, the first step towards obtaining a patent is conducting a Prior Art Search.

To be patentable, an idea must be novel and non-obvious to one skilled in the art.

We research existing patent and non-patent literature to help determine if your idea will be interpreted by the patent office as novel.

A report is prepared which highlights patents and patent applications which could most likely impact the patentability of your idea.

START WIDE AND NARROW FOCUS ON CLAIM ELEMENTS

Patent Attorneys often use different language to describe an invention than most people would. At the beginning of a search, it is important to identify how similar inventions are described in patents as well as classified by the USPTO

REPORT FORMAT

Our reports are organized to present a large amount of research in an accessible, efficient to review format.

Most Relevant Prior Art - Notes on specific claims and contents that relate to elements of disclosed invention

PDF's of patents and applications with claims directly relating to a disclosed invention.

PDF copies of patents / applications in secure online folder - Highlight important text within PDF's of Most Relevant

Key Classes Related to Invention - USPTO Classifications as well as International

Publication Name, Number, and Inventor with Abstracts and hyperlinks for efficient review

Includes search and review of commercial applications and non-patent literature